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Effects Of Overpopulation On The Academic Performance Of Students In Government Secondary Schools
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The study aimed at establishing the effects of overpopulation on the academic performance of government secondary schools. It is designed to identify the factors that contribute to the increase in students' population, find out the students - teacher ratio in government secondary schools and also the impact of the increase on the academic performance of students. A descriptive survey design was used, while the population of the study consists of government owned secondary schools in Owerri educational zone. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the four (4) schools out of the nine (9) schools in the zone. The four secondary schools selected have a total population of five thousand five hundred and thirty (5530) students and eighty (80) teachers. The sample size consists of five hundred and fifty four (554) students and eight (8) teachers. Data were represented in a tabular form. A closed format questionnaire with four points likert rating scale was used for data collection, and the mean score were used in analyzing the responses of the research questions. As a result of this research work it was found out that the students - teacher ratio in government secondary schools is between 55 - 60 students per teacher. Some recommendations were made, which include that the ministry of education should give quota on the students enrolment in government secondary schools in order to reduce the number of students per teacher, and infrastructural facilities should be provided to the schools in rural areas in order to avoid students' migration to the urban areas.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYAccording
to the Federal Ministry of Education, as at 2004, the population of
Nigeria secondary schools stood at one hundred and eighteen thousand,
two hundred (118200) secondary schools while that of Imo state showed a
total number of two hundred and five (205). Owerri Municipal council had
about seven (7) secondary schools, with a population of Seven thousand,
six hundred and fifteen (7615) students. This figure when compared ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYAccording
to the Federal Ministry of Education, as at 2004, the population of
Nigeria secondary schools stood at one hundred and eighteen thousand,
two hundred (118200) secondary schools while that of Imo state showed a
total number of two hundred and five (205). Owerri Municipal council had
about seven (7) secondary schools, with a population of Seven thousand,
six hundred and fifteen (7615) students. This figure when compared ... Continue reading---
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